Upgrading Existing Installations of the Software

Migrating to SAS 9.3

The following table summarizes the upgrade paths when the target system is SAS 9.3.
Existing Version
Upgrade Version
Migration Instructions
DataFlux Data Management Studio or DataFlux Data Management Server (all versions)
DataFlux Data Management Studio or DataFlux Data Management Server (all versions)
The SAS Deployment Wizard installs the products into SASHome on the target machine. Any metadata in the SAS Metadata Repository is updated. Any configuration files or DataFlux jobs that are in the source environment must be migrated manually to the target environment. See the DataFlux Migration Guide for instructions about migrating this content.
DataFlux Federation Server 2.1
DataFlux Federation Server 3.1
Migration is manual. See the administration documentation for DataFlux Federation Server 3.1.
DataFlux Authentication Server 2.1
DataFlux Authentication Server 3.1
Migration is manual. See the administration documentation for DataFlux Authentication Server 3.1.

Migrating to SAS 9.4

The following table summarizes the upgrade paths when the target system is SAS 9.4.
Existing Version
Upgrade Version
Migration Instructions
SAS 9.4 offerings that include DataFlux Data Management Studio and DataFlux Data Management Server (all versions)
SAS 9.4 offerings that include DataFlux Data Management Studio and DataFlux Data Management Server (all versions)
The SAS Deployment Wizard installs the products into SASHome on the target machine. The metadata in the SAS Metadata Repository is updated. Any configuration files or DataFlux jobs that are in the source environment must be migrated manually to the target environment. See the DataFlux Migration Guide for instructions about migrating this content.
Any SAS 9.3 installation of DataFlux Data Management Studio and DataFlux Data Management Server (all versions)
SAS 9.4 offerings that include DataFlux Data Management Studio and DataFlux Data Management Server (all versions)
The SAS Deployment Wizard installs the products into SASHome on the target machine. Any metadata in the SAS Metadata Repository is updated. Any configuration files or DataFlux jobs that are in the source environment must be migrated manually to the target environment. See the DataFlux Migration Guide for instructions about migrating this content.
DataFlux Federation Server 3.*
SAS Federation Server (all versions)
Migration is manual. See the administration documentation for SAS Federation Server 3.2.
SAS Federation Server 4.1
SAS Federation Server 4.2
Migration is automated. Use the SAS 9.4 Deployment Wizard to install the SAS offering that includes 4.2.
SAS Federation Server 4.2
SAS Federation Server 4.2
Migration is automated. Use the SAS 9.4 Deployment Wizard to install the SAS offering that includes 4.2.
DataFlux Authentication Server 3.*
DataFlux Authentication Server (all versions)
Migration is manual. See the administration documentation for DataFlux Authentication Server 3.2.
DataFlux Authentication Server 4.1
DataFlux Authentication Server 4.1
Migration is automated. Use the SAS 9.4 Deployment Wizard to install the SAS offering that includes 4.1.
SAS Visual Process Orchestration Server (all versions)
SAS Visual Process Orchestration Server (all versions)
Migration is manual. See the DataFlux Migration Guide for instructions about migrating this content.
Any SAS 9.3 installation of DataFlux Web Studio Server (all versions)
SAS 9.4 offerings that include DataFlux Web Studio Server (all versions)
The SAS Deployment Wizard installs the products into SASHome on the target machine. There is no metadata in the SAS Metadata Repository. Any configuration files or jobs that are in the source environment must be migrated manually to the target environment. See the DataFlux Migration Guide for instructions about migrating this content.
Any SAS 9.4 installation of DataFlux Web Studio Server (all versions)
SAS 9.4 offerings that include DataFlux Web Studio Server (all versions)
The SAS Deployment Wizard installs the products into SASHome on the target machine. Prior to Data Management Platform 2.7, there was no metadata in the SAS Metadata Repository. With the 2.7 release, users must manually register the DataFlux Web Studio Server in the SAS Metadata Repository. This data is automatically migrated but should be reviewed by the SAS administrator. Any configuration files or jobs that are in the source environment must be migrated manually to the target environment. See the DataFlux Migration Guide for instructions about migrating this content.
Last updated: June 2, 2017